Projects
Household and family demography in the Global South
Project contributors: Hosegood V,
This Project is part of the following research programme/s:
Overview
The families and households with whom we live or to which we are connected have a profound influence on our health and wellbeing across the life course. Family-orientated interventions and social policy have the potential to make major contributions to improving child and adult survival, health and development. In the global south, the diversity and amount of change in contemporary family and household contexts is much less well documented than in other regions. This work addresses how best to;
i) improve the measurement of the family and household environment in low and middle-income countries
ii) understand the interrelationships between family processes, functioning, and health.
The collaborative studies conducted place an emphasis on the value of using and enhancing the data collected by longitudinal demographic surveillance systems. Many of the studies also conduct in-depth research with families and households in the same study communities.
The aim of this research is to positively impact public health in these regions through the design of appropriate health and welfare interventions and policies that are family-orientated and can be rigorously evaluated and implemented in resource-constrained settings.
Publications & Activities
Trends in the prevalence and incidence of orphanhood in children and adolescents in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2000-2014
London, AIDSImpact 2019 (2019). (Hilton Hotel)
Authors: Hosegood V, McGrath N, Mejia-Pailles G, Berrington A,
Dynamics of children's living arrangement and caregiver churn in communities with high HIV prevaence in South Africa
Dynamics of children's living arrangement and caregiver churn in communities with high HIV prevalence in South Africa (2018). (British Society for Population Studies 2018 Conference)
Authors: Mejia-Pailles G, Hosegood V, Ford K, Berrington A,
Demography of the Family Careforce for children affected by HIV and AIDS
HIV-sensitive care force planning for children (2016). (UNIAIDS Headquarters, Geneva)
Authors: Hosegood V,
Data Resource Profile: Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA Network)
International Journal of Epidemiology 2016 (2016). 45 (1) 83-93
Authors: Reniers G, Wamukoya M, Urassa M, Nyaguara A, Nakiyingi-Miiro J, Lutalo T, Hosegood V,
Power and the association with relationship quality in South African couples: Implications for HIV/AIDS interventions
Social Science & Medicine (2016). 153 (2016) 1-11
Authors: Conroy A, McGrath N, Van-Rooyen H, Hosegood V, Johnson M, Fritz K, Marr A, Ngubane T, Darbes L,
Obligation to family during times of transition: care, support and the response to HIV and AIDS in rural South Africa
AIDS Care (2016). 28 18-29
Authors: Knight L, Hosegood V, Timaes I,
Measuring the Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Roll-Out on Population Level Fertility in Three African Countries
PLoS One (2016). 11 (3) eCollection
Authors: Marston M, Nakiyingi-Miiro J, Hosegood V, Lutalo T, Mtenga B, Zaba B,
Community perceptions of repeat HIV-testing: experiences of the ANRS 12249 Treatment as Prevention trial in rural South Africa
AIDS Care (2016). 28 14-23
Authors: Orne-Gliemann J, Zuma T, Chikovore J, Gillespie N, Grant N, Iwuji C, Lamarange J, McGrath N, Lert F, Imrie J,
Men, masculinity, and engagement with treatment as prevention in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
AIDS Care (2016). 28 74-82
Authors: Chikovore J, Gillespie N, McGrath N, Orne-Gliemann J, Zuma T,
It is better to die”: experiences of traditional health practitioners within the HIV treatment as prevention trial communities in rural South Africa (ANRS 12249 TasP trial)
AIDS Care (2016). 28 24-32
Authors: Moshabela M, Zuma T, Orne-Gliemann J, Iwuji C, Lamarange J, McGrath N,
Factors associated with antiretroviral treatment initiation amongst HIV-positive individuals linked to care within a universal test and treat programme: early findings of the ANRS 12249 TasP trial in rural South Africa.
AIDS Care (2016). 28 39-51
Authors: Boyer S, Iwuji C, Gosset A, Protopopescu C, Okesola N, Plazy M, Spire B, Orne-Gliemann J, McGrath N, Pillay D, Dabis F, Lamarange J,
HIV policy implementation in South Africa: evidence from a national policy review and health facility surveys in two rural demographic surveillance sites
AIDS Conference 2016 (2016). (Durban, South Africa)
Authors: Gomez-Olive F, Hosegood V, Wagner R, Chimbindi N, Gaillard J, Church K, Todd J, Mee P, Wringe A,
Alcohol use and relationship quality among South African couples: implications for couples-based HIV interventions
AIDS Conference 2016 (2016). (Durban, South Africa)
Authors: Woolf-King S, Conroy A, Fritz K, Johnson M, Hosegood V, Van-Rooyen H, Darbes L, McGrath N,
The rapidly shrinking burden of HIV on adult mortality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
AIDS Conference 2016 (2016). (Durban, South Africa)
Authors: Reniers G, Blom S, Martin-Onraet A, Herbst K, Calvert C, Eaton J, Bor J, Slaymaker E, Li Z, Barnighausen T, Zaba B, Hosegood V,
The Fluidity of Children's Living Arrangement and the Impact on Their Caregiving Dynamics in Communities with High HIV Prevalence in South Africa
Population Association of America, Washington D.C., 2016 (2016). (Marriott Wardman Park, Washington D.C.)
Authors: Mejia-Pailles G, Hosegood V, Ford K, Berrington A,
Trying Harder to Reach 'Hard-to-Reach' Parents in Surveys: Collecting Data about and from Parents Who Do Not Co-Reside with Their Children in Rural South Africa
Population Association of America, Washington D.C., 2016 (2016). (Marriott Wardman Park, Washington D.C.)
Authors: Hosegood V, Dlamini V, Mejia-Pailles G, Perelli-Harris B,
When 'bad' patients transform into 'good' patients: mediating agency in the therapeutic alliance to overcome bottlenecks along the HIV cascade of care
AIDS Conference 2016 (2016). (Durban, South Africa)
Authors: Moshabela M, Dlamini V, Skovdal M, Odongo O, Wamoyi J, McLean E, Bukenya D, Ssekubugu R, Seeley J, Hosegood V, Wringe A,
"...I should maintain a healthy life now and not just live as I please...: Men's health and fatherhood in rural South Africa
American Journal of Men's Health (2016). 10 (6) N39-N50
Authors: Hosegood V, Richter L, Clarke L,
Addressing social issues in a universal HIV test and treat intervention trial (ANRS 12249 TasP) in South Africa: methods for appraisal
BMC Public Health (2015). 15 (209) 2-14
Authors: Orne-Gliemann J, Larmarange J, Boyer S, Iwuji C, McGrath N, Barnighausen T, Zuma T, Dray-Spira R, Spire B, Rochat T, Lert F, Imrie J,
Migration, sexual behaviour, and HIV risk: a general population cohort in rural South Africa
Lancet HIV (2015). 2 (6) e252-e259
Authors: McGrath N, Eaton J, Newell M, Hosegood V,
How Reliable Are Reports of Early Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Events In Demographic and Health Surveys?
International Perspectives in Sexual and Reproductive Health. (2015). 41 (4) 210-217
Authors: Neal S, Hosegood V,
An Approach to Measuring Dispersed Families with a Particular Focus on Children 'Left Behind' by Migrant Parents: Findings from Rural South Africa.
Population, Space and Place (2015). 21 (4) 322-324
Authors: Bennett R, Hosegood V, Newell M, McGrath N,
Understanding Family Migration in Rural South Africa: Exploring Children's Inclusion in the Destination Households of Migrant Parents.
Population, Space and Place (2015). 21 (4) 310-321
Authors: Bennett R, Hosegood V, Newell M, McGrath N,
A longitudinal population-based analysis of relationship status and mortality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 2001-2011
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (2015). 70 56-64
Authors: Channon M, Hosegood V, McGrath N,
Understanding why people participate in HIV surveillance. Response to Dermot Maher article The ethics of feedback of HIV test results in population-based surveys of HIV infection
Bulletin of the World Health Organisation (2015). 93 356-358
Authors: Zaba B, Reniers G, Slaymaker E, Todd J, Glynn J, Crampin A, Urassa M, Lutalo T, Newell M, Hosegood V, Clark S, Gregson S,
The school-to-work transition in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
7th African Population conference (2015). (Johannesburg)
Authors: Pedley B, Hosegood V, McGrath N,
Age and cause decomposition of adult life expectancy changes following the introduction of antiretroviral therapy in Kwazulu-Natal (2000-2013)
7th African Population conference (2015). (Johannesburg)
Authors: Reniers G, Martin-Onraet A, Herbst K, Calvert C, Slaymaker E, Hosegood V,
Mortality in HIV-negative adults in Kwazulu-Natal: trends, causes and gender differences
7th African Population conference (2015). (Johannesburg)
Authors: Reniers G, Lieber J, Herbst K, Calvert C, Hosegood V, Zaba B,
Reporting of early adolescent reproductive and sexual health events: how reliable are Demographic and Household Survey data?
7th African Population conference (2015). (Johannesburg)
Authors: Neal S, Hosegood V,
Who said what? Collecting family data in longitudinal studies of child health and wellbeing in rural South Africa from multiple respondents
7th African Population Conference (2015). (Pretoria, South Africa)
Authors: Mejia-Pailles G, Hosegood V, Berrington A,
Trying harder to reach 'hard-to-reach' parents in surveys: collecting data about and from parents who do not co-reside with their children in rural South Africa
7th African Population Conference (2015). (Pretoria, South Africa)
Authors: Vuyiswa D, Mejia-Pailles G, Berrington A, Hosegood V,
Exploring Factors Associated with Completeness of Parental Survival Data in a Longitudinal Surveillance System in Rural South Africa
Population Association of America Annual Meeting 2015 (2015). (San Diego)
Authors: Mejia-Pailles G, Hosegood V, Berrington A,
Estimating Orphaning Prevalence and Incidence before and after Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Roll-Out in Rural South Africa, 2000-2013
Population Association of America Annual Meeting 2015 (2015). (San Diego)
Authors: Mejia-Pailles G, Hosegood V, Berrington A,
Children's experiences of family dispersal in rural South Africa: The influence of union stability, mortality and migration of parents
British Society for Population Studies Conference 2014 (2014). (Winchester)
Authors: Hosegood V, Mejia-Pailles G, Berrington A,
Are social support and HIV coping strategies associated with lower depression in adults on antiretroviral treatment? Evidence from rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
AIDS Care (2014). 26 (12) 1482-9
Authors: Yeji F, Klipstein-Grobusch K, Hirschhorn L, Newell M, Hosegood V, Bärnighausen T,
Gendered patterns of migration in rural South Africa.
Population, Space and Place (2014). 20 (6) 528-551
Authors: Camlin C, Snow R, Hosegood V,
Uthando Lwethu ('our love'): a protocol for a couples-based intervention to increase testing for HIV: a randomized controlled trial in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Trials (2014). 15 (1) 64
Authors: Darbes L, Van-Rooyen H, Hosegood V, Ngubane T, Johnson M, Fritz K, McGrath N,
Gender disparity in HIV prevalence: A national-level analysis of the association between gender inequality and the feminisation of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
Journal of African Population Studies (2014). 28 (2) 1132-1145
Authors: Harris K, Hosegood V, Channon A,
Fathers' financial support of children in a low income community in South Africa.
Journal of Family and Economic Issues (2014). 35 (4) 452-463
Authors: Madhavan S, Richter L, Norris S, Hosegood V,
Mortality trends in the era of antiretroviral therapy: evidence from the Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA).
AIDS (2014). 28 (4) S533-S542
Authors: Reniers G, Slaymaker E, Nakiyingi-Miiro J, Nyamukapa C, Crampin A, Herbst K, Urassa M, Otieno F, Gregson S, Sewe M, Michael D, Lutalo T, Hosegood V, Kasamba I, Price A, Nabukalu D, McLean E, Zaba B,
The measurement of early adolescent fertility: Evidence of differential under-reporting by women 15-19 years in Demographic Household Surveys.
Population Association of America Meeting 2014 (2014). (Boston, MA)
Authors: Neal S, Hosegood V,
Employment, government cash transfers and household living arrangements in old age: Implications for intergenerational support in rural South Africa.
Family demography: Advancing knowledge about intergenerational relationships and exchanges in low and middle-income countries. IUSSP Scientific Panel on Family Demography in Developing Countries International Cyberseminar (2014). (Southampton)
Authors: Nyirenda M, Falkingham J, Evandrou M, Hosegood V, Newell M,
Reporting of early adolescent reproductive and sexual health events in demographic and household surveys: Are women reliable informants?
British Society for Population Studies Conference 2014 (2014). (Winchester)
Authors: Neal S, Hosegood V,
Understanding children's involvement in migration & implications for accessing services in rural South Africa. Transnational Families: Multi-actor, Multi-sited and Institutional Perspectives.
Transnational Child Raising Arrangements between Africa and The Netherlands (2014). (Kandelaar, Amsterdam)
Authors: Bennett R, Hosegood V, Falkingham J,
Relationship factors are associated with increased unprotected sex in heterosexual couples in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
20th International AIDS Conference (2014). (Melbourne)
Authors: Darbes L, McGrath N, Knight L, Hosegood V, Ngubane T, Marr A, Johnson M, Fritz K, Conroy A, Van-Rooyen H,
Fuzzy fathers and hidden patrons: Population and survey data on fathers and father involvement.
Symposium 'Promises and Challenges of Researching Fathering in South Africa.' (2014). (Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, Cape Town)
Authors: Hosegood V,
Relationship characteristics of cohabiting and non-cohabiting couples in a couples-based HIV intervention trial in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
20th International AIDS Conference (2014). (Melbourne)
Authors: Hosegood V, McGrath N, Darbes L, Van-Rooyen H, Ngubane T, Johnson M, Fritz K,
Estimating Orphaning prevalence from Parental survival data in a longitudinal surveillance system in Rural South Africa
Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies Scientific Seminar Series (2014). (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Authors: Mejia-Pailles G,
The role of the elderly among HIV orphans in rural South Africa
British Society of Gerontology 43rd Annual Conference (2014). (University of Southampton)
Authors: Mejia-Pailles G, Hosegood V,
A longitudinal population-based analysis of couple dynamics and mortality in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa 2001-2011.
British Society for Population Studies Conference 2014 (2014). (Winchester)
Authors: Frost M, Hosegood V, McGrath N,
Exploring factors associated with completeness of parental survival data in a longitudinal surveillance system in Rural South Africa
British Society for Population Studies Conference 2014 (2014). (Winchester)
Authors: Mejia-Pailles G, Hosegood V, Berrington A,
The association between cohabitation and HIV testing behaviours in heterosexual couples in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
20th International AIDS Conference (2014). (Melbourne)
Authors: Van-Rooyen H, McGrath N, Knight L, Hosegood V, Ngubane T, Marr A, Johnson M, Fritz K, Darbes L,